In late July, the Arkansas Board of Education approved waivers of some state laws and rules on teacher licensure for 16 school districts where charter
schools had also been granted similar waivers. These waivers included granting
schools the ability to hire non-licensed teachers. This was made possible
through the passage of Act 1240 which allows school districts to petition the
State Board to be granted the same waviers as open-enrollment charter schools.
Schools/districts are eligible if a student who resides in that school district
attends a charter school.